NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS AT YOKOHAMA BAY STARS
02/29/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS AT YOKOHAMA BAY STARS
GAME ID: 9617 - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1-0) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 5 0
Yokohama Bay Stars (0-1) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Swallows Turn Back Yokohama, 4-2
Cuckoos Stadium was the site of the home opener for the Yokohama Bay Stars. The contest featured a prime matchup between Nijiya Ishikawa of the visiting Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Liu-liang Chen of the Bay Stars. The final score was 4-2, the Swallows getting the win. Earning player of the game honors was Nijiya Ishikawa. Ishikawa, now 1-0, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 9, walking 0, and allowing 2 earned runs. Lee Lee was credited with the save for Tokyo Yakult, his 1st of the season.

With two out in the top of the sixth, Ki-seop Char stroked a go-ahead 2-run triple. It was his 2nd triple of the season and put Tokyo Yakult in front, 4-2.

"For the most part, I made good pitches when I needed to," said Ishikawa.
TOKYO YAKULT BATTING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Inoue DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
W. Castaneda CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
D. Dittus 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
E. Castro LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
K. Matsuoka 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
S. Taylor SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
L. Zhu RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
K. Char 3B 4 0 2 4 0 1 1 .500 0 4
S. Woo C 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 4 6 7 17      
BATTING
Triples: K. Char 2 (2, 4th Inning off L. Chen, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off L. Chen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Char 6 , E. Castro , L. Zhu , K. Matsuoka
2-out RBI: , K. Char 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Inoue , S. Woo
GIDP: S. Woo , D. Dittus
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Matsuoka-Dittus)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kurosawa LF 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .750 0 1
S. Fujikawa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .000 0 0
R. Asano RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Y. Yonamine 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 1 1
L. Lum SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Kahng 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Kawakami DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
H. Nishimura CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
S. Hamamoto C 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .333 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 0 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kurosawa (1, 5th Inning off N. Ishikawa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Yonamine (1, 2nd Inning off N. Ishikawa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kurosawa 4 , S. Hamamoto , H. Nishimura , Y. Yonamine 4
2-out RBI: M. Kurosawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Asano 2 , S. Fujikawa
GIDP: S. Fujikawa
Hit by Pitch: H. Nishimura
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: L. Lum (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Yonamine-Fujikawa-Kahng, Kahng-Lum-Kahng)
TOKYO YAKULT PITCHING LINESCORE YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Ishikawa W (1-0) 8.0 6 2 2 0 9 1 103 73 2.25   
L. Lee SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Ishikawa 71
Batters Faced: N. Ishikawa 30, L. Lee 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Ishikawa 4-10, L. Lee 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Ishikawa 103-73, L. Lee 10-8
Hit Batsmen: N. Ishikawa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Chen L (0-1) 5.2 5 4 4 5 7 0 107 57 6.35   
V. Winterer 3.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 41 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Chen 45
Batters Faced: L. Chen 26, V. Winterer 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Chen 6-3, V. Winterer 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Chen 107-57, V. Winterer 41-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Winterer 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nijiya Ishikawa
Ballpark: Cuckoos Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 28325
Special Notes: Ki-seop Char ties the CL regular season game record for triples with 2. SP Liu-liang Chen was injured while pitching.
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